Although their plans have changed a bit, team Bungie is steadfast at making their Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) presence known with the unveiling of new
Halo 3 multiplayer content. In a recent update posted on Bungie.net, Sketch mentions that PAX attendees can "expect to find some brand new
Halo 3 multiplayer conent [
sic]" even though the content or anything else at PAX for that matter is "not going to be the 'big announcement' many of our fans are clamoring for." A new multiplayer map perhaps? We think that would be a good bet.
So, between the Bungie meeting, swag winning, autograph signing and Recon earning that'll be going down at PAX this year, we'll also get a chance to preview some new
Halo 3 content. But sadly, the
E3 delayed BIG announcement will not be unveiled at PAX and the Bungie planned FanFest will not take place either. Somewhat exciting, somewhat sad.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
7-24-2008 @ 8:07PM
Mr.U2 said...
A little bit of news from Bungie is better than no news at all, right?
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7-24-2008 @ 8:18PM
Dustin Burg said...
I guess ... :(
7-24-2008 @ 8:29PM
Sharp said...
Really? New maps! WOW! I would of never thought Bungie would be doing the most mediocre thing they possibily could!
Why not do something new for the failure of a campaign the game has? It's always MP focus because we need to have 10000000000000000 maps to play over and over again(for a small fee of course). The least amount of work & creativity for big $$$$ that is the Bungie way.
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7-24-2008 @ 8:32PM
Intentless said...
In seeing your comments I am led to believe that the game you yourself has made is the greatest game ever made... Can you please let me know what it is because I would love to play the game made by one that knows the process so well and is so talented that he feels it to be such an easy process.... Please do enlighten me...
7-24-2008 @ 8:52PM
West said...
10000000000000000 maps? That's a lot of maps.
7-24-2008 @ 9:18PM
Tyr1n said...
yeah, no work what so ever.
making the map
play testing the map
making the map look good
looking for glitches
balancing the map.
releasing one of those maps in a three pack? i'd say thats enough man hours worth of work to pay for.
7-24-2008 @ 9:25PM
Hooligunn said...
I bet you LOVE CoD4. Go on admit it.
It's funny that Halo 3 has overtaken CoD4 as king of live once again. It's highly supported with monthly playlist changes, regular spurts of new maps and a company that cares about it.
Personally, I think if CoD4 never had Prestige it would have been forgotten long ago. I find it so mediocre and easy that I can't bear the game anymore - and this is coming from a MASSIVE CoD fan (bar CoD4 which i hate).
7-24-2008 @ 11:24PM
007craft said...
i dont agree with the OP, but I dont agree with downloadable maps either. I mean, there great in theory, but everytime I see one, I just hang my head in dissapointment on how it works with pc versions, in which you never pay for maps, and map editors are givin to the community for free. I mean I love playing new maps, especially user maps, I just wish people like microsoft designed their system more in check to support custom content then their pay for our content model.
Take doom XBLA for example. I just bought it, to relive my fav doom memories. and it was great. But that game would be so much better if we could make and play custom levels like we can with the pc version.
While im sure its lots of work to build and perfect these maps, and employees need to be paid, there are hundreds of people out there willing to do that sorta stuff for FREE, just because we love the game, or like doing it. But we are not givin the tools, so our only option for new content is to pay for it by the people who do have the tools to make it, but dont want to do so for free.
7-24-2008 @ 9:42PM
e.Missark said...
Hey look is Gaylo 3 everybody. Hooray!!!
There are 4 Halo games in development right now. FOUR!!!
There is no such thing as creativity or new nothing when it comes to M$.
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7-24-2008 @ 10:43PM
Deezul said...
Oh look Call of Duty is in WORLD WAR II. Awesome. I haven't heard of a WWII shooter in like a day! I'm going out on a limb here. But guess what's coming in November 2009 - Call of Duty 6! By Infinity Ward. It'll be different though, because, it's in space. And you'll wear a space suit that will be surprisingly nimble. And it will be green. But that's not a Halo clone, because we'll have PERKS!
7-25-2008 @ 2:22AM
Xav de Matos said...
How ironic that someone complaining about CREATIVITY used the terms "Gaylo" and "M$."
That's called irony.
You sir are an idiot!
7-24-2008 @ 9:53PM
Momer said...
I don't want to start another flame spree, but yeah, a new map really isn't that exciting. I'm not saying it's easy to and required no work, I'm well aware of the long processes (not including the fact that they're working hard on other projects right now) but that's all they've done so far and it hasn't really changed the experience itself. But remember, they said NEW CONTENT, don't all go and assume that it's another multiplayer map (although it probably is :( ).
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7-24-2008 @ 10:42PM
Dwag said...
Cool hopefully we can get more customization options for our characters and more maps.
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7-24-2008 @ 11:00PM
Doug said...
Halo 3 is like Canadian bacon. Mmm. Want more. But I often feel like Dracula at a baptism when saying I love Halo 3. What's not to love? Legendary rocks. Multiplayer rocks. For sure, more than CoD4 which is just straightforward game play. As much as the excellent Bioshock. More than the beautiful, but often goofy Metal Gear Solid. Gears of War was written by drunk frat boys (although I have my hopes high for 2). As much as the super-fun Portal. As much as the great Orange Box/Half Life 2. If you're lucky, you get a handful of games a year as buffed as Halo 3. Master Chief is the patron saint of shooters.
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7-25-2008 @ 12:25AM
padthelad said...
Amen
7-25-2008 @ 12:27AM
n0thx1ng said...
How about some new weapons or at least armor variants? I love getting new maps, but new weapons would be awesome.
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7-25-2008 @ 12:32AM
mas said...
if you think halo is orginal your stupid aliens endanger the universe thats so not original. It was perfected by doom and metroid prime so Deezul shut up. If you had a brain you would know microsft is just milking halo for all its worth. there was never suposed to be a halo3 bungie wonted to end it the series at halo2 but microsoft said no. the only reason halo3 is beating cod4 on live is because people thought bungie would put some kind of in game code thats the only reason.
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7-25-2008 @ 2:25AM
Xav de Matos said...
You know Metroid Prime came out after Halo, right?
It's called research.
Use it. Live it. Love it.
7-25-2008 @ 3:11AM
Brandon said...
You, sir, have no idea what you're talking about. None of your statements can be backed up by fact and most of them are just plain wrong.
Actually, it was Halo that perfected the alien invasions, considering that it has sold more copies than Metroid and Doom combined.
Halo was always planned to be a trilogy, and there is no way that the storyline was intended to end after only 2 games.
And people play Halo 3 because it's fun, and it's a good game. COD4 will die soon.
7-25-2008 @ 1:03AM
zlliM said...
I bet it will be new maps AND something new related to the game play. like new weapons/vehicles or new game mode. I am pretty confident that its just not new maps, but that would be okay.
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